Light Chocolate Cake With Mocha Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 tbsp butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 None egg
1/2 cup self-rising flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 cup low-fat milk
1/4 tsp baking soda
None None For the Mocha Icing
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp coffee granules, dissolved in 1 tbsp boiling water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease and line an 8 inch round cake pan.
Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in egg. Sift flour and cocoa powder together then fold in alternately with milk, starting and ending with flour. Combine baking soda with 1/4 cup boiling water. Fold in. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 35-40 mins, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Meanwhile, for the mocha icing, combine powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Whisk in coffee until smooth and spreadable. Spread over cooled cake.